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Summer has flown by and I feel as though I haven’t had enough time to actually enjoy it. I personally love the fall and riding in the cooler air. Our meetings will start up again in October so please look for the cards sometime late September with date and place.
Our Toy Run is just around the corner, September 8th and I hope that all of you will come out and support us and this worthy cause.
We will be having some type of banquet early next year to celebrate our 50th year. Details will come out later this year, but I hope that all of you will plan to attend this and help us commemorate what we have accomplished in the past 50 years and where we are headed in the next several years.
Myself and a few others on the board will be attending the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) Meeting of the Minds at the end of September and I cannot express to you how much I appreciate that ya’ll give me the opportunity to go to this and other conferences. Being able to talk with others from around the country and share ideas and issues is so very vital to continuing our movement. I am also humbled to have been asked to run for Dave Dwyer’s position on the MRF Board as Sustaining Motorcycle Rights Organization BOD member. This position will be elected after MOTM to start in January of 2025. The opportunity will give not only myself but NHMRO more insight and ability to improve all that we do. Stay tuned for more on this. I hope that all or you are reading about and looking at all that is coming out from the MRF. Please if you are on social media, like, comment and share the posts we put out there. This gets us higher up in the algorithms and more people viewing. We need to continue to get more people to be aware of what is actually happening in our movement. I have often said that just because you can't see the fight does not mean there isn’t one and believe me we are still fighting in our capital. I have been saying since last year that we need to do better out on the roads. I want to clarify a statement that WMUR put out from me, because they did not play the whole statement. In the spot they played, I said that we need to change our behaviors. What I actually said was that all motorcyclists and other roadway users need to be more respectful of each other and change bad behaviors. I am not trying to preach to our community, but we as motorcyclists do need to do better, it is not other vehicles killing us as much as we think. Since the pandemic it seems that everyone’s behavior on the roadways has gotten so aggressive and disrespectful. We need to all think about the fact that we want to go home to our loved ones and so does everyone else and try to be more respectful of being on the road together.
WE also need to realize that there is a place for riding like we are racing and it’s not on the normal roadways. If we continue to see speeds of motorcyclists well over 100 at some point we are going to face consequences that we will not like. Please be mindful of how you ride, because we Live to ride, Ride to live and we need to LIVE to ride another day!
I hope that all of you will use your right to vote when that time comes and if you have questions on who is with us or not, please reach out. Thank you for your continued support of me and the organization! I appreciate you very much!
Live Free RideSMART,
Traci Beaurivage President
Joint Congressional Resolutions To Block CAFÉ
Congressman Tim Walberg of Michigan, the Co-Chair of the House Motorcycle Caucus, introduced a bill aimed at stopping the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) from enacting new rules on “Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027-2032 and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030-2035.” Rep. Walberg’s bill H.J. Res 199 currently has 64 cosponsors. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas also recently introduced a similar bill in the Senate, S.J. Res 104, with 29 Senators listed as cosponsors. As it currently stands, the proposed rule would set the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards to a level that is not attainable with liquid fuels alone. Despite Congress directing NHTSA not to consider electric vehicles (EV) in determining the maximum feasible standards, NHTSA includes EVs in their annual baseline. This standard will force manufacturers to transition away from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to meet the new standards. This move by NHTSA, in conjunction with emissions rules the Environment Protection Agency is enacting, is a significant step towards eliminating ICE.
If you want to help Congressman Walberg and Senator Cruz save the internal combustion engine, click the buttons below and ask your member of Congress and U.S. Senators to support the bills.
H.J. Res 199: https://igniteadvocacy.com/.../support-h-j-res-199.../718
S.J. Res 104: https://igniteadvocacy.com/.../support-s-j-res-104.../719
Join The MRF: https://mrf.org/join-the-mrf/
2022 Traffic Safety Facts for Motorcycles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released their 2022 Traffic Safety Facts for Motorcycles. The 15-page report details motorcycle safety data including geographic, demographic and other factors in crashes and fatalities involving bikers.
As is often the case, how statistics are framed can shape the narrative surrounding the numbers. NHTSA lists “Key Findings” from the report. Some of the major findings include: In 2022 there were 6,218 motorcyclists killed, 15% of all traffic fatalities. An increase of 1% from the previous year
An estimated 82,687 motorcyclists were injured in 2022, a 3% decrease from 84,898 motorcyclists injured in 2021.
35% of motorcycle riders involved in fatal crashes in 2022 were not properly licensed. 42% of motorcycle riders who died in single-vehicle crashes in 2022 were alcohol-impaired. On these four points, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) has a strong message, too many bikers are being killed and injured on our nation’s roadways! It is unacceptable that 15% of deaths on the road are motorcyclists. An easy and obvious way to help bring that number down is to ensure those on motorcycles are properly trained and licensed to operate motorcycles. Additionally, the number of alcohol-impaired deaths is disgraceful. Reducing or eliminating impaired riding would make a dramatic difference to these numbers.
However, some of the points made in the report are spun in a way we find troubling. For example, NHTSA lists as one of its key findings:
In States without universal helmet laws, based on known helmet use, 54 percent of motorcyclists killed in 2022 were not wearing helmets, as compared to 11 percent in States with universal helmet laws.
What is not highlighted is that 63% of all fatalities nationwide involved a rider wearing a helmet, based on known helmet use. Additionally, the lack of a mandate to wear a helmet doesn’t mean a motorcyclist can’t wear one. It just means that those riding are allowed to decide for themselves. This fact is spotlighted by the fact that 11 of 32 states without a mandatory helmet law (Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Missouri, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Wyoming), had the same number or more deaths among riders wearing helmets as without helmets. MRF President Kirk “Hardtail” Willard” quipped, “Looks like NHTSA won’t stop until all bikers killed are wearing a helmet!”
Another point to note is that an estimated 4.1 billion more miles were ridden on motorcycles in 2022 than the previous year. This is a 21% increase in miles traveled while fatalities only increased by 1%, showing that while the number of fatalities increased, the rate of fatalities per mile traveled decreased. One of NHTSA’s “Key Findings” for this report is that motorcycles in 2022 had a 26.16% fatality rate per mile traveled. They do not point out that in 2021 that same rate was 31.27%, giving motorcycles a reduction in fatalities of 5.11%. Meanwhile, passenger car fatalities dropped 0.07% and light trucks dropped 0.04% based on miles traveled.
Some other facts from the report:
35% of all motorcycle riders involved in fatal crashes in 2022 were speeding.
66% of fatalities occurred in urban areas.
36% of fatal crashes occurred at an intersection.
58% of deaths happened during daylight hours.
92% occurred on non-interstate roads.
It is also important to note that according to NHTSA, “For the purposes of this fact sheet, motorcycles include 2- and 3-wheeled motorcycles, off-road motorcycles, mopeds, motor scooters, minibikes, and pocket bikes.” However, in a move the MRF applauds, motorized bicycles (previously included in these numbers), have been removed from the motorcycle category and will now be categorized as bicycles.
These are just a few of the things that are important for you to know. Please join the MRF now and help us continue the fight. We need all riders to be part of this movement, because it affects all riders!
Lastly,
If you want to know more and really see what is happening around the country that DOES affect us here in NH, come to the Meeting of the Minds Set 26-29 in St. Louis MO. It is an awakening and will get the fire lit under you to be more concerned and aware. OUR lifestyle is under attack, still!!!!!
